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Earby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Earby, Pendle, from 1979 to 2025, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
191
2,001st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
242
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
62
67 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Earby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious6232%
  • Slight12666%

What the data shows

  • Earby had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in Earby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 53 children under 16 were killed or injured in Earby, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Earby.

Where Earby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,001st
Most casualties
2,040th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,551st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (89%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant96 (40%)
  • Pedestrian72 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Earby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Earby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Earby peaked at 9 in 2005; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202311
202223
202133
202023
201955
201845
201712
201656
201534
201411
201367
201233
201123
201024
200945
200800
200778
200655
2005912
2004810
200346
200222
200136
200047
199935
199878
199734
199655
199579
199458
199346
199244
199134
1990910
198969
198878
198758
198644
198568
198433
198367
198268
198144
198033
197922

Map of recent crashes in Earby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Earby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Earby

The 24 most recent collisions in Earby happened between 19 July 2016 and 3 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Earby

Of the 191 collisions in Earby, 70 were on the A56.

Collisions in Earby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA567098322

Council areas covering Earby

Collisions in Earby were recorded in 2 council areas. Pendle has 158 of 191 (83%).

Collisions in Earby by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle158200352
2ndRibble Valley3342010

Postcode district for Earby

All 191 collisions in Earby were in the BB18 postcode district.